Logistics Note Key information for participants #NDCBerlin2017 ndcconference2017.org 1
Venue Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade 19 10963 Berlin +49 30 7007790 potsdamerplatz@scandichotels.com For sponsored participants hotel reservations have been made on your behalf at the Scandic for the duration of the conference. Check-in begins from 3 pm. If you arrive earlier, you can ask at the reception if the room is already available. Rooms are definitely available at 3 pm. Check-out until 12 noon. Directions to Scandic Hotel Potsdamer Platz The closest public transport stations are Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park (50m; U2) S+U Potsdamer Platz (100m; S1, S2, S25, U2, Bus M41) From the Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof), take the Bus M41 (direction "Sonnenallee/Baumschulenstr.") to "Potsdamer Platz". (Short distance ticket ( Kurzstrecke ), price 1,70 ) From Tegel Airport (TXL), take Bus X9 (direction "S+U Zoologischer Garten") until you reach "Ernst-Reuter-Platz". From there, take the metro U2 (direction "S+U Pankow") to "U Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park". (Ticket AB, price: 2,80 ) From Schönefeld Airport (SXF), take the regional train RE 7 (direction Roßlau, Bahnhof ) or RB 14 (direction Nauen, Bahnhof ) to town until you reach Berlin Alexanderplatz Bahnhof. From there, take the U2 (direction "U Theodor-Heuss-Platz") to "Mendelssohn- Bartholdy-Park ". The RE 7 usually leaves at 40 minutes past every hour and the RB 14 at 59 every hour. Alternatively, take the S9 (direction S+U Pankow ) to S Bornholmer Straße. From there, take S1 (direction S Wannsee Bhf ) to Berlin Potsdamer Platz Bahnhof. The S9 usually leaves at 8, 28 and 48 minutes past every hour. (Ticket ABC, price 3,40 ) You can get your ticket at the ticket vending machine on the platform or at the bus stop. Logistics Note 2PAGE
Contact Information for Logistical Questions Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Project Office Global NDC Conference 2017 Tel.: +49 (0)30 1207 497 91 Nicole Reuter cell phone: +49 (0)175 2070 344 Email: support@ndcconference2017.org Further Information Taxi: + 49 (0)30 20 20 20 City maps are available at the Scandic Hotel reception. Map 3
Sustainability As organizers of the Global NDC Conference 2017, we are pursuing a sustainable event management approach, including through the choice of Scandic as a venue which is known for its high sustainablility standards. We tried to reduce the use of paper (by using digital displays at the hotels and providing detailed information on the sessions online and as pdf) and are using sustainable floral displays. In addition to events listed in the main conference agenda, which take place at the Scandic, the following events take place outside the hotel. Details of their timing and location are as follows: Welcome Reception at BMUB Evening of 2 May The Welcome Reception takes place at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), which is located at Stresemannstraße 128-130, 10117 Berlin. To get there, you have to follow Gabriele- Tergit-Promenade in the direction of Potsdamer Platz. When you get to Stresemannstraße, turn to the right and pass Köthener Straße on your right. Then, you will see the BMUB on your left hand side. We will meet at 6:15 pm in the foyer on the ground floor of Scandic, and then walk over to the BMUB together. Networking dinner on a river boat Evening of 5 May There is a shuttle service from 5 pm onwards that will bring you from Scandic to the pier Haus der Kulturen der Welt (10 min. bus ride), where the river boat Alexander von Humboldt will leave at 6 pm. Buses will be waiting in front of the Scandic Hotel. We will be back at the pier at 9 pm. A shuttle service back to the Scandic Hotel will be provided. The Networking dinner is kindly sponsored by the GIZ NDC Assist Programme. Optional excursion Afternoon of 6 May The meeting point for the optional excursion to the International Garden Festival (IGA) is 1:45 pm in the foyer on the ground floor of Scandic. There are shuttle buses to the IGA and back to the Hotel. At the IGA, we will first take a cable car and then have a guided walking tour for one hour. Please bring along comfortable shoes. We will get back at 5:45 pm. 4
Floor Plan Scandic, 3rd Floor The Global NDC Conference 2017 is made possible with the support of our donors: GIZ funded by BMUB and BMZ; LEDS GP supported by amongst others US DoS, USAID, DFID, DGIS, EU, IADB, BMUB, WB; UNDP LECB funded by BMUB, BMZ, and the EU 5